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Mo Issa

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Self Help, Nonfiction, Spirituality

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Mo Issa is the founder of a building materials business, which he has run for 25 years. He is also the author of three books: The Midlife Shift, The Shift, and a poetry collection titled The Dense Mistiness of the Ordinary. Mo’s writing has been featured in Elephant Journal and Rebel Society and goes out to thousands through his weekly newsletter.

Mo speaks regularly at conferences and workshops, and he has spoken at the TEDx Accra Conference (2015). In 2016, Mo launched the The Authenticity Project, which celebrates people fearlessly pursuing their passions by assisting them with a cash prize and a mentorship program.

He received his masters in law from the London School of Economics. He spends his time writing and reading voraciously in phi ...more

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It’s Not Money But Being Useful That Makes Us Happy.

“I’m fed up with life. I feel miserable. It’s like everything is against me,” he said, “my doctor has had to up the dosage of my anti-depressants.” Listening to my friend talk about his hardships made my blood boil. This guy had everything going for him—money, a great wife and kids, several homes all over […]

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	The Shift: How to Awaken to the Aliveness Within 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Midlife Shift: How I Left the Rat Race and Found Myself 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dense Mistiness of the Ordinary it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dense Mistiness of the Ordinary 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Tasche by Kornelia Wald, Houssein Kahin, Mo Issa (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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